Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency

Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine

Masterfully written and artfully structured,Â Life on the Ground FloorÂ is a celebrated humanitarian doctor's unique perspective on sickness, health and what it is to be alive.

Â Â Â Â Â Deeply personal in its scope, doctor and activist James Maskalyk--author of the highly acclaimedÂ Six Months in Sudan--draws upon his experience treating patients in the world's emergency rooms. From Toronto to Addis Ababa, Cambodia to Bolivia, he discovers that although the cultures, resources and medical challenges of each hospital may differ, they are linked indelibly by the ground floor: the location of their emergency rooms. Here, on the ground floor, is where Dr. Maskalyk witnesses the story of "human aliveness"--our mourning and laughter, tragedies and hopes, the frailty of being and the resilience of the human spirit. And it's here too that he is swept into the story, confronting his fears and doubts and questioning what it is to be a doctor.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Canada
Manufacturer Anchor Canada
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780385665988
Color White
ReleaseDate 2018-08-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385665988

Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine